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Digital Revenue Expert – Vince Thompson

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Vince: I’m an author, speaker and management consultant with a special expertise in online media sales. I started out as screenwriter, went into local television, ran ad sales in the west for AOL and joined Facebook in the companies very early days. I usually.just focus on revenue. You’ve got a REALLY diverse background.

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How Investors Think About Valuation of Pre-Revenue Startups

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He just post: Establishing the Pre-money Valuation of Pre-revenue Startups. A few things jumped out at me: - Experience in sales or technology - considered a minor negative? If you've not had a C-level but have had experience in sales or tech. If you've not had a C-level but have had experience in sales or tech.

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Social Networking and Business Value

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Paul Ollinger, West Coast Vice President of Sales of Facebook Paul Ollinger is the West Coast Vice President of Sales for Facebook. He has also been a Regional Sales Director and National Account Director for Facebook. LAUNCH.com, and The Improv Comedy Clubs.

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MyShape Article - Analyst Misses the Point

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Maybe its because Im 66", but I think most clothes shopping really stinks and when was the last time that a sales person was actually helpful. Clothes are very personal and its really a pain to find stuff thats going to look good on you. I really think MyShape has a great concept.

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Angel Investment Criteria

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For example, TCA’s evaluation criteria first bullet is: A market opportunity sufficiently large to create a business that can grow to at least $50 million in annual revenues. Remember my day job, I'm past Chairman of the Tech Coast Angels and I see a lot of pitches with revenue forecasts. These are so detached from reality.

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StartupRoar - Great Content for Startups

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This site aggregates and filters content from thought leaders who talk about topics such as Marketing , Sales , Design , Revenue , Hiring , Social Media , Business Models , Metrics , PR , Venture Capital , Angel Investors , Bootstrapping , Incubators , Agile and many others.